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General Information

Region		Northern Europe
Capital city		Saint Helier^a
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		34.4^b
National currency		Pound Sterling (GBP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^c

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Employment in agriculture^d (% of employed)	2.7	2.4	2.3^e
Employment in industry^d (% of employed)	19.4	18.3	17.8^e
Employment in services^d (% employed)	77.9	79.4	79.9^e
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	8.2	6.9	6.2
Labour force participation rate^d (female/male pop. %)	51.3 / 67.1	51.2 / 64.8	50.0 / 63.7

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Urban population^f (% of total population)	31	30.9^g	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0.5^f,h	...	...
International migrant stockⁱ (000/% of total pop.)	82.3 / 50.4	84.1 / 50.6	85.5 / 50.9^c
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	0^j	...	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Forested area (% of land area)	5.2^d	5.2^d	5.2^k

Footnotes

a		The capital of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
b		2018
c		2024
d		Estimate.
e		2023
f		Refers to Guernsey and Jersey.
g		2019
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
j		2010
k		2022